political persecution in Turkey
Struggle for democracy in Turkey
President of the HDP party, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, speaks to Vijay Prashad about the latest crackdown by Erdoğan’s government on democracy
Turkey sentences former Kurdish parliamentarian to 22 years in prison
Güven has been vocal about the plight of Kurdish people.
Former Kurdish parliamentarian Leyla Güven sentenced to over 22 years in jail
Leyla Güven, a former member of parliament, was tried and sentenced for her alleged membership of the banned Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and on the charge of disseminating “terrorist propaganda”